Introduced by David Coleman
12.20*
Football Focus
In the last programme of the year, and the decade, BOB WILSON takes stock of the season so far, and looks back at football in the 70s.
12.50; 1.20; 1.50; 2.20* Racing from Newbury
1.0 The Panama Cigar Hurdle Race (Qualifier. 2m lOOy)
1.30 The L'Oreal Handicap Hurdle Race (2m lOOy)
2.0 The Mandarin Handicap Steeplechase (3m 2f 82y)
2.30 The Old Year Handicap Steeplechase (2m 160y), Commentators
PETER O'SULLEVAN JULIAN WILSON and RICHARD PITMAN
1.10; 1.40*
International
Ski-jumping from Cortina
The first event of a newly-formed World Cup series, which will provide an ideal build-up before the Winter Olympics in February, Commentator RON PICKERING
2.40; 4.0*
International
Basketball from the National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace
The Philips World Invitational Club Championships
MAccABi TEL AVIV defend their title against the UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, plus teams from Belgium, Holland, Greece, Finland, Sweden and four of the top English teams.
Commentators STUART STOREY and MILES AIKEN
3.5*
Rugby League from Craven Park, Hull Hull KR v Salford
Today's top of the League clash features two evenly-matched sides. Champions HULL KR, with the benefit of ground advantage, will need that and all their skill to overcome their lively visitors. Commentator EDDIE WARING
3.45* Half-time Football Scores
3.50*
Cricket:
Australia v West Indies
The Second Test from Melbourne
Highlights of the first day's play which ended just a few hours ago.
4.40* Final Score
Classified football results, match reports and the latest news of today's major sporting events.
Taday'stimetable:
12.20 Football Focus: 12.58 Racing
1.10 Ski-jumping; 1.20 Racing
1.40 Ski-jumping: 1.50 Racing
2.10 Sports Round-up; 2.20 Racing
2.40 Basketball: 3.5 Rugby League
3.45 Football Scores: 3.50 Cricket 40 Basketball; 4.40 Final Score *Timings subject to alteration Television presentation:
Football Focus MIKE MUHPHY Racing JOHN MCNICHOLAS
Ski-jumping ITALIAN TV SERVICE Basketball JOHNNIE WATHERSTON Rugby League BILL TAYLOR
Cricket 9 NETWORK. Australia
Producer Grandstand MARTIN HOPKINS
Editor Grandstand HAROLDANDERSON

with Richard Baker ; Weatherman
5.45 Sport/Regional News

Starring Tom Baker
A four-part story by Anthony Read
The Skonnon ship heads home with its sacrifices for the Nimon. But Romana is trapped on board and the Doctor abandoned in the space whirlpool.

On Skonnos, Romana and the Athenian youngsters are forced into the labyrinth of the power complex to meet their fate at the hands of the Nimon.

What is your wildest dream? If it is unusual and original, write to Jimmy Savile , OBE
You may be one of the lucky ones.
Sound JOHN HOLMES Lighting JOHN FARR
Designer JOHN ROLLAND Director RICK GARDNER Producer ROGER ORDISH

The feature film starring Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren

As the Spanish army retreats from Napoleon's invading troops, only a handful of guerrillas remains to carry on the fight. Their target is the heavily fortified town of Avila which they plan to take with the biggest cannon ever made, recently abandoned by the Spanish army but hundreds of miles from Avila. In their subsequent brutal, exhausting and perilous journey across Spain, the gun seems to acquire a life and personality of its own, endangering its captors as well as their enemies.

Films: pages 16-17

and in The Lost Child
Bobby takes a paternal interest in Luke, the young son of one of the hired hands on the ranch. His affection for the boy makes it even more difficult for Pam to tell Bobby the truth about their own unborn child. But the painful confession must be made ...

with Richard Baker ; Weather

A special programme in which Michael Parkinson presents the remarkable talents of Martin St James , one of the world's leading hypnotists, and discusses with Brian Inglis the uses of hypnotism both as therapy and entertainment.
Music HARRY STONEHAM
Programme associate CHRIS GREENWOOD
Assistant producer SITA WILLIAMS
Director JOHN HUGHES Produced by JOHN FISHER